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If you run a STEM program that could benefit children and youth in the great state of Iowa, then be sure to throw your hat in the ring for the sixth annual Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council Scale-Up Program! For the third year running, the Council is using CTEq's STEMworks to vet programs for state funding.

Many of us were captivated by the athleticism and accomplishments on display in Rio as competitors appeared to defy gravity and human limits. We sat in awe as record after record was broken and, with no small amount of pride, cheered as the medal counts appeared on the screen. Those of us from Maryland felt special glee about the medal totals: had Maryland participated as a country, it would have earned more gold than all but five nations.

Does your program offer professional development for STEM teachers? Are you ready to help teachers in Idaho? If so, the Idaho STEM Action Center might have a grant for you.

The Idaho STEM Action Center is the latest partner in our efforts to help states identify and expand the nation's best STEM education programs. It will join leading STEM organizations in states like Colorado, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan in using CTEq's rigorous STEMworks review process to find programs that are most likely to make a difference for America's youth.

We’re thrilling to the athletic performances so far in the 2016 Rio Olympics. How about you? How do those Olympians shave milliseconds from their performance times or boost their scores? How do they leap from good to great to best in the world?

What’s wrong with the following picture? Jobs in computing are widespread, they are multiplying far faster than in other fields, and they pay much more, yet only 22 percent of U.S. 12th-graders say they have ever taken a computer programming class. More than half couldn’t take such a class if they wanted to, because their high schools don’t offer any. Students of color, low-income students, and rural students fare worst of all.

By some measures, jobs have come roaring back since the recession, but that hasn’t been good news for everyone in the workforce. The plight of tens of millions of Americans who have not shared in the recovery has become a major theme in this turbulent election cycle.

When gymnasts go to the mats, beams and bars at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, they’ll be judged on their routines, execution and artistry in performing one of the most difficult of all sports. Science explains the physical challenges of gymnastics—and science is helping world-class athletes up their games.